Improvement in running-gear of wagons



T. H. PRESHAW. Running-ear of Wagons.

Patented Dec.24,1872.

THOMAS H. PRUSHAW, OF FREDONIA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO TAYLOR, DAY AND COMPANY, OF SAME PLAGE.

lMPRVEiVIENT IN RUNNING-GEAR OF WAGONS..

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. lllLilQ, dated December 24, 1872.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Trios. H. PRUsHAw, of Fredonia, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented an Iniprovement in the Running-Gear of Wagons and other Vehicles, of which the followingis a specilication:

This invention relates to the coupling with the reach or body of the wagon, ofthe braces which extend to it from the hind axle-trec. It consists in the novel combination, with the braces and the reach or wagon-bottom, of a clip provided with jaws or lugs and attached to the reach or wagon-bottom, a bolt passing through said jaws or lugs and through the braces, and a block of lIndia rubber interposed between the ends of said braces and the clip at the back of the jaws, whereby the braces are very effectively secured in place in such manner as to obviate all rattling.

In the accompanying draw-ing,- Figure lis an inverted plan ofthe rear portion of a wagvon-'ranne made according` to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view ot' the coupling which secures the braces.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

three springs are connected about the middle ot their length by a cross-piece, C, extending across their under sides. On the middle of this cross-piece, under the middle springB, there is a clip, D, on the rear side of which are formed two lugs or jaws, a a, that receive between them the ends of the braces EE from the axle-tree A. These are secured within the jaws by means of a bolt, F, passing through them and said jaws. There is interposed between the ends of the braces and that portion of the clip D within the jaws a block or piece of India rubber, Gr. By this means all rattling of the braces in their coupling is obviated and. the braces are very effectively secured in place. The braces are secured to the axle A by clips al d or other suitable means.

In some cases it may be preferable to secure the braces directly to the bottom of the wag- 1 on instead of the rea-ch.

Claim. 

